"The 11th Hour" lyrics

"The 11th Hour"
(originally by Rancid)

Hey little sister do you know what time it was
When you finally seen all your broken dreams
Come crashing down your door

I said they demand an answer and they demand it quick
Or the questions fade and the wasted days
Come crawling back for more

And I said
Do you know where the power lies? and who pulls the strings?
Do you know where the power lies? I said it starts and ends with you

The face of isolation
Well that's one you recognize
When you can't get straight
It's a lonely place and
It's one you do despise

I said boredom is for sale now
And helplessness you feel
It's a wounded dove and the hawks are above
Blood splattered on a reel to reel

And I said
Do you know where the power lies? and who pulls the strings?
Do you know where the power lies? I said it starts and ends with you
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!

I was almost over my world was almost gone
And in a sudden rush I could almost touch
The things that I'd done wrong
My jungle's made of concrete
And through silence I could feel
My aim is true I will walk on through
These mountains made of steel

And I said
Do you know where the power lies? and who pulls the strings?
Do you know where the power lies? I said it starts and ends with you
I said it starts and ends with you
I said it starts and ends with you!
With you!


Writer(s): Timothy Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen, Roger Matthew Freeman, Eric Roy Dinwiddie